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Me and my partner have never been to America and we are looking at making the trip next year. I am a big Disney fan so we are spending a week there taking in as much as we can of Disney and Universal.

We are spending 7 days there before another 7 days somewhere in Florida but are at a loss of where to go next. People are telling us Miami, one of the Lakes, TampaBay, Naples, Panama City, etc.... We just need some guidance of where would be best to spend our second week, taking in as much as America can offer in that location.

Very good points, I could have written a more concise post! We have been looking at the internet rather than a guidebook tbh.

We would be going in October next year and a budget is not really a worry as we are v.good at finding decent apartments on the cheap, its an odd gift!

We would like to be near water ideally, I like the beach and my bf prefers swimming pools and lakes. He is desperate to go kayaking somewhere but is not a fan of doing so in the sea. Would there be any white water rafting or decent cycling areas? We like to relax bit prefer to be active in the main.

My bf would love to go to an American Football game as well.

I hope that provides a better idea as we go searching for our second week as well.

I see we are neighbours! Any of the places already mentioned would be good. We like Naples.

For the football, do you mean a professional game (NFL)? That means Miami, Tampa or Jacksonville, so you might want to be a short journey from those cities? I have seen school/college football in Naples.

You can kayak in the Everglades (says Naples). I doubt there's any whitewater in Southern Florida but I gather there is in the North on the Suwannee River. That says Jacksonville etc.

Consider the distances. Orlando to these places is about 200 miles/3 hour drive.

You could drive down to Naples via the Gulf Coast, which has great beaches, across on US41 or Alligator Alley, then back up the east(gold) coast. There are nice beaches around Ft. Lauderdale. The Keys are nice too!

Hi bec... Do you fly in and out of Orlando ? If so, you need to work out your driving distances between each stop, just type it in google, its easy enough to do. For a very rough guide, you could do....

Wow, we have a fellow Ipswich person and someone planning our holiday. My bf will be impressed when i present to him a potential itinary including route planner!

We defintely like he idea of moving around but don't want to spend half a ay in the car at a time, although he has driven to Manchester and back so often that he should be used to it!

The travel agent seemed quite keen on Naples, although other friends recomment St Petersburg. My bf would like to see some NFL but its not an essential part of the holiday, its more a "nice to do if we can" thing.

White water rafting was a long shot (and not really my idea) but kayaking in the Everglades looks good.

Well the Buccs play in Tampa Bay, and staying nearby the whole time will give you a chance to rent a Condo as you wanted. Can't really do that if you are stopping a night or two here and there. Basing yourself south of tampa bay will make you close enough to drive to a game, and close enough to drive south to the everglades for a day trip.

Would your OH like kayaking in the bays that are between the mainland and the beach islands? Lots kayak the mangroves there, and you can see dolphins and manatees quite often. Water is calmer than the sea there.